"wafian" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑ.fi.ɑn/, [ˈwɑ.vi.ɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and fro, wander”). More at wave. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wabbjan}} Proto-West Germanic *wabbjan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wabōną}} Proto-Germanic *wabōną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*webʰ-||to move to and fro, wander}} Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and fro, wander”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} wafian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wafian<w2>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], wafian [infinitive], wafienne [infinitive], wafiġe [first-person, present, singular], wafode [first-person, past, singular], wafast [present, second-person, singular], wafodest [past, second-person, singular], wafaþ [present, singular, third-person], wafode [past, singular, third-person], wafiaþ [plural, present], wafodon [past, plural], wafiġe [present, singular], wafode [past, singular], wafiġen [plural, present], wafoden [past, plural], wafa [imperative, past, present, singular], wafiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wafiende [imperative, present], wafod [imperative, past], ġewafod [imperative, past]
  1. to wave
    Sense id: en-wafian-ang-verb-J~2Wsz1K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑː.fi.ɑn/, [ˈwɑː.vi.ɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *waifōną, *waibōną. Related to Old English wifer (“missile, arrow, dart”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*waifōną}} Proto-Germanic *waifōną, {{cog|ang|wifer||missile, arrow, dart}} Old English wifer (“missile, arrow, dart”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|wāfian}} wāfian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wāfian<w2>}} Forms: wāfian [canonical], weak [table-tags], wāfian [infinitive], wāfienne [infinitive], wāfiġe [first-person, present, singular], wāfode [first-person, past, singular], wāfast [present, second-person, singular], wāfodest [past, second-person, singular], wāfaþ [present, singular, third-person], wāfode [past, singular, third-person], wāfiaþ [plural, present], wāfodon [past, plural], wāfiġe [present, singular], wāfode [past, singular], wāfiġen [plural, present], wāfoden [past, plural], wāfa [imperative, past, present, singular], wāfiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wāfiende [imperative, present], wāfod [imperative, past], ġewāfod [imperative, past]
  1. (intransitive) to be agitated, astonished, amazed Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-wafian-ang-verb-KpHrpDQR
  2. (transitive) to gaze at, wonder at, admire; hesitate Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wafian-ang-verb-177vYtzr Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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    },
    {
      "form": "wāfienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfiġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfiġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfiġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wāfod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewāfod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wāfian"
      },
      "expansion": "wāfian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wāfian<w2>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be agitated, astonished, amazed"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to be agitated, astonished, amazed"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to gaze at, wonder at, admire; hesitate"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to gaze at, wonder at, admire; hesitate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɑː.fi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwɑː.vi.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wafian"
}

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